West Des Moines Police Blotter: What Would Batman Do?

Not every report in the West Des Moines police blotter involves actions so nefarious that our only hope is an intervention by (insert favorite super hero here). In the following cases, what would Batman do?

The Case of the (Probably Hideous) Plaid Couch:

A resident living in the 900 block of 44th Street said he and his family returned from an outing to Omaha and discovered someone had dumped a multi-colored plaid couch and covered it up with a rug. He said he’d never had problems with his neighbors, according to the report. West Des Moines Public Works disposed of the couch.

Chocoholic Caper

A 21-year-old Windsor Heights man was taken into custody for allegedly stealing two Godiva chocolate bars, each valued at $3.25, as he walked past a display in a Valley West Mall store recently.